In this thread, I am going to try to answer some of the great questions that we’ve gotten on our @ThinkGlobalHlth tracker of #COVID19 in countries with & without travel bans 1/
If I don’t get to your question, there is a good chance it can be answered by reading the @ThinkGlobalHlth post itself, which identifies sources, methodology used, and limitations 2/
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Great question. The chart actually includes this. Countries with bans are indexed, showing cumulative growth in reported #COVID19 cases since the day that each country imposed its first travel restriction 3/
Thx for concern. This @ThinkGlobalhlth travel ban tracker shows when restriction was implemented, its type, our sourcing, & current @WHO guidelines on #COVID19 trade and travel bans bit.ly/3d0oRyn 4/
Good question. At this stage of #COVID19 pandemic, we think absolute numbers are good measure of spread & crudely suggestive of community transmission. For ex. 1000 cases in India would be meaningful even tho would be small share of very populous nation 5/
Thx. As @ThinkGlobalHlth post says, every nation w/confirmed #COVID19 cases is shown on graph. Countries w/out cases not shown. As of Mar. 11, 42 countries w/out travel restrictions & 44 countries w/restrictions had 0 reported cases, but changing fast 6/
